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Subject: Re: IS IT LUCK

Author: Chris Carson

Date: 14:59:50 08/25/00

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On August 25, 2000 at 17:50:20, Pete Galati wrote:

>On August 25, 2000 at 17:25:24, James T. Walker wrote:
>
>>On August 25, 2000 at 16:52:39, Bruce Moreland wrote:
>>
>>>On August 25, 2000 at 16:38:03, walter irvin wrote:
>>>
>>>>is shredder that good or is it luck or just a combination of the two .i read a
>>>>post by bruce that said 3 out of the last 4 .that is too good to be luck .so i
>>>>must ask what does STEFAN know that every body else dont
>>>>know???????????????????????????? its almost like shredder is getting bobby
>>>>fischer like results .i never bought shredder ,but i guess now it is a must .its
>>>>obviously the strongest you can get .
>>>
>>>Computer chess is like poker.  Of course it's luck, it's always luck, when you
>>>talk about short tournaments like this.  But that's no reason to discount the
>>>result.  The result is worth exactly what the result in these tournament is
>>>always worth.
>>>
>>>bruce
>>
>>Lee Trevino once said when someone called him lucky "Yes but the more I
>>practice, the luckier I get".  You will not be "Lucky" enough if you are not
>>good enough to win it.  Just my opinion and yes, I'm afraid I will have to
>>finally buy a copy of Shredder just so I can test it to find out what makes it
>>so LUCKY.
>>Jim
>
>Lee Trevino got struck several times by lightning.  You might want to install a
>lightning rod in your house when you buy Shredder.  You probably don't need to
>though, but all that luck would make me nervous.
>
>Pete

He did live to tell about it!  That has to be "lucky".  ;)

"What do you expect if you swing a lighting rod around during a lightening
storm?" - Lee Trevino.  ;)

Best Regards,
Chris Carson



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